Tosoni signs minor-league deal

Baseball America reported the Brewers signed outfielder Rene Tosoni to a minor-league deal for 2013. The club has not announced that signing.

Tosoni, 26, a left-handed hitter and native of Canada, played in 60 games for the Twins in 2011, batting .203 with five homers and 22 RBI. One of those homers came off the Brewers' Zack Greinke on July 3 of that season, helping Minnesota overcome a 6-1 deficit and eventually win, 9-7.

Tosoni played at four different levels in the Twins' system in 2012, including 21 games at the Class AAA level and 60 games at Class AA.

BA also announced the Brewers had signed longtime minor league infielder Ozzie Chavez, who played in their sysem from 2001-'08. Chavez, 29, did not play affiliated ball last season but batted .300 in the Dominican Winter League for the Toros del Este. The Brewers are thin at shortstop in their system, particularly after Hector Gomez suffered a serious groin injury that required surgery.

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